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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan's northeast on Friday, the weather agency here said... READ MORE›
North Korea's older warheads have yields in the 15-25 kiloton range, around the size of the bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945... READ MORE›
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A total of 347.7 km of the Kumano Kodo routes in all three prefectures have now been classified as World Heritage sites... READ MORE›
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The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km 75 miles north of Tokyo... READ MORE›
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A major bearing maker in Kanagawa Prefecture claims to have developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any on the market -- 12 minutes and cou... READ MORE›
The government's decision in late July to nominate a group of 49 ancient burial sites in southern Osaka Prefecture for UNESCO World Heritage status has rai... READ MORE›
Hulver's research identified a naval landing craft that had recorded a sighting of the Indianapolis the day before it sank... READ MORE›
The initiative is aimed at attracting more overseas visitors to Shizuoka and Yamanashi the two prefectures that are home to Mount Fuji... READ MORE›
Both Tokyo and Osaka were cited as examples of a combination of high economic value and high exposure to both natural catastrophes and man-made risks... READ MORE›
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